Crime & Safety
‘Christmas Miracle’: NYPD Officer Home After Being Shot In Crown Heights On Christmas Eve
The suspect has been taken into custody, according to police.
December 25, 2020
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An NYPD officer was out of the hospital Christmas morning after he was shot in the back while on-duty Christmas Eve.
The 27-year-old officer’s bullet-resistant vest left him only bruised. The bullet did not draw blood, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported.
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“We’ll call this the Christmas miracle,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea.
